Writing College Papers 

Anne Arundel Community College offers free writing help to students who are enrolled in classes, through The Writing Center and through Smarthinking.com.

Need help citing your sources correctly?  Check the site at the Owl at Purdue or the AACC Citation Guide for help.

These sources will not write your papers for you or proofread your work, but they do offer invaluable assistance.

If we can further assist you in your search for information, please drop by the reference desk or contact reference staff by phone at 410-777-2456 or by email at refdesk@aacc.edu.

Recognize that writing is a multi-step process.  

Usually, a college paper goes through a number of steps before being submitted in final form to the professor for a grade.

Budget your time to include:

• understanding the assignment,
• taking notes from any required research and reading,
• making an outline,
• writing the first draft of the paper,
• checking over the draft’s organization,
• adding information, if need be,
• editing and proofreading,
• double-checking the documentation.